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== Sega hybrid name ==

There has been a proposed move to move ] to ], and the issue of the rather awkward hybrid name has been brought up again. After a protracted war on the ] page, the article was finally moved to ]. I wanted to bring the issue here because it shouldn't exist - we should pick one name and stick with it. How awkward is it to type '''Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis''' and having to pipe that link in? I would rather do <nowiki>]</nowiki> so I would only have to write it out half the time. Same with the Sega CD. ] 07:42, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

:That is pretty ridiculous. Unless I missed it, though, no one actually cited hard numbers to determine which "system" was actually more popular worldwide (though I strongly suspect it was Mega Drive). Not that I want to open up another can of worms, but was this ever taken to RfC or other arbitration? --] 11:34, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

::Well yeah, the Google test has problems. And while the Mega Drive probably is more popular - as it was the name in all territories except the U.S. - I think the "Genesis" defenders made a persusasive argument, saying that just naming it the Mega Drive would confuse U.S. readers. This resembles the ] title war, except that it appears that that war was solved without RFC or Arbcom involvement (but I'm not sure). ] 16:50, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

== Super Metroid ==

I'm making a strong effort to greatly improve the ] article and I wondered if anyone might be interested in helping. I've done a lot of work on it in the past, but it had become very jumbled up and full of stuff that was totally off-topic both for the article itself and for Misplaced Pages. It breaks my heart to see this article with a B classification; my goal is for it to be in tip-top shape.--] 09:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

== ] ==

There is discussion ongoing at ] about the role of dab pages when disambiguating between a game and the series named after it. A third opinion would be appreciated. - ] <small>(] | ])</small> 10:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

==]==

] is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found ]. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. ] 14:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

:What?! It's been what, two days since it appeared on the front page? ] 16:50, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

::True, although it's been featured for at least a month or two now, right? It's succesful, drawn-out 3rd nom was made back in February, so it was a bit of a delay. Which also means that's several months worth of change to the article. It's had a rough life it has. Three FACs, two peer reviews, and now it might end up on the chopping block if it doesn't pass it's Review. Heck, if it doesn't pass it's review, it seems like a guarenteed removal, considering the whole community worth of Pokemon haters out there. -- ]

== ] ==

Wario has been nominated at FAR, ]. Please leave comments. ]<font color="#009933">]</font>] <sup><font color="#FF917F">]</font></sup> 18:06, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

== An online peer-reviewed ] journal ==

People here might want to check out , which appears to be a peer-reviewed scholarly game journal. Browsing a bit, I was able to find articles on '']'', '']'', '']'', ], '']'', and others. The ''CS'' one is particularly interesting in that it covers behaviors during multiplayer — the type of stuff that traditionally has not been well-sourced or has been outright deemed unverifiable here on Misplaced Pages. There's a lot of interesting material to use. — ]::] 00:26, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

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Sega hybrid name

There has been a proposed move to move Sega CD to Sega Mega-CD/Sega CD, and the issue of the rather awkward hybrid name has been brought up again. After a protracted war on the Talk:Sega Mega Drive page, the article was finally moved to Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis. I wanted to bring the issue here because it shouldn't exist - we should pick one name and stick with it. How awkward is it to type Sega Mega Drive/Sega Genesis and having to pipe that link in? I would rather do ] so I would only have to write it out half the time. Same with the Sega CD. Hbdragon88 07:42, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

That is pretty ridiculous. Unless I missed it, though, no one actually cited hard numbers to determine which "system" was actually more popular worldwide (though I strongly suspect it was Mega Drive). Not that I want to open up another can of worms, but was this ever taken to RfC or other arbitration? --SevereTireDamage 11:34, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
Well yeah, the Google test has problems. And while the Mega Drive probably is more popular - as it was the name in all territories except the U.S. - I think the "Genesis" defenders made a persusasive argument, saying that just naming it the Mega Drive would confuse U.S. readers. This resembles the gasoline title war, except that it appears that that war was solved without RFC or Arbcom involvement (but I'm not sure). Hbdragon88 16:50, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Super Metroid

I'm making a strong effort to greatly improve the Super Metroid article and I wondered if anyone might be interested in helping. I've done a lot of work on it in the past, but it had become very jumbled up and full of stuff that was totally off-topic both for the article itself and for Misplaced Pages. It breaks my heart to see this article with a B classification; my goal is for it to be in tip-top shape.--QuasarTE 09:57, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Resident Evil

There is discussion ongoing at Talk:Resident Evil about the role of dab pages when disambiguating between a game and the series named after it. A third opinion would be appreciated. - A Man In Bl♟ck (conspire | past ops) 10:04, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

Bulbasaur

Bulbasaur is up for a featured article review. Detailed concerns may be found here. Please leave your comments and help us address and maintain this article's featured quality. Sandy 14:19, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

What?! It's been what, two days since it appeared on the front page? Hbdragon88 16:50, 29 July 2006 (UTC)
True, although it's been featured for at least a month or two now, right? It's succesful, drawn-out 3rd nom was made back in February, so it was a bit of a delay. Which also means that's several months worth of change to the article. It's had a rough life it has. Three FACs, two peer reviews, and now it might end up on the chopping block if it doesn't pass it's Review. Heck, if it doesn't pass it's review, it seems like a guarenteed removal, considering the whole community worth of Pokemon haters out there. -- gakon5

Wario

Wario has been nominated at FAR, here. Please leave comments. Highway 18:06, 29 July 2006 (UTC)

An online peer-reviewed ludology journal

People here might want to check out gamestudies.org, which appears to be a peer-reviewed scholarly game journal. Browsing a bit, I was able to find articles on The Sims, Grand Theft Auto, Halo: Combat Evolved, Lara Croft, Counter-Strike, and others. The CS one is particularly interesting in that it covers behaviors during multiplayer — the type of stuff that traditionally has not been well-sourced or has been outright deemed unverifiable here on Misplaced Pages. There's a lot of interesting material to use. — TKD::Talk 00:26, 30 July 2006 (UTC)

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